Chinese-style smashed cucumbers
4 servings
45 minutes
Recipe from Vasily Emelyanenko's book "Favorite dishes. Selected recipes.
1
Cut the ends off the cucumbers and divide them into four parts.
- Cucumbers: 5 piece
2
Slice 5 cloves of garlic into rings.
- Garlic: 5 clove
3
Send cucumbers with garlic in nested bags. There should be several bags, and they must be very strong to avoid tearing. Twist them to expel excess air.
- Cucumbers: 5 piece
- Garlic: 5 clove
4
Next, take something to smash the cucumbers. The main goal is to crush the cucumbers and garlic to release their juice and mix them. The salad is called 'Smashed Cucumbers' because they are smashed.
- Cucumbers: 5 piece
- Garlic: 5 clove
5
Transfer the smashed cucumbers to a bowl and add half of the sliced chili pepper.
- Chili pepper: 0.5 piece
6
Add one tablespoon of soy and rice vinegar, as well as a tablespoon of fragrant sesame oil. In China, MSG is usually added, but it can be omitted.
- Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon
- Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon
- Rice vinegar: 1 tablespoon
7
Mix thoroughly.
8
Top with coarsely chopped cilantro.
- Cilantro: to taste
9
Mix and serve immediately.
